different between intersect vs nonintersecting

English

Etymology

From Latin intersecare (“to cut between, cut off”), from inter (“between”) + secare (“to cut”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?nt??s?kt/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?nt??s?kt/
• Rhymes: -?kt

Verb

intersect (third-person singular simple present intersects, present participle intersecting, simple past and past participle intersected)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts.

   Parallel lines don't intersect.

   Any two diameters of a circle intersect each other at the centre.

   • Lands intersected by a narrow frith / Abhor each other.

2. (mathematics) Of two sets, to have at least one element in common.

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Further reading

• intersect in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• intersect in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• intersect at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Alternative forms

• non-intersecting

Etymology

non- +? intersecting

Adjective

nonintersecting (not comparable)

1. Not intersecting.

   In Euclidean geometry, nonintersecting lines are always parallel.

Related terms

• nonintersection

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